Hairy Ainos of Japan and Their Uneasy Reservations
A lengthy survey of the Ainu people in northern Japan describes their homeland in Hokkaido and Yesso, census count near 17,000, and their distinct customs. It covers child naming rituals, hair and clothing practices, weapons and ornaments, marriage payments, gender roles, bear festival, and forms of punishment, including trial by fire and combat. The piece notes Ainu polytheism with two main gods, a belief in heaven and hell, and their separate status under the imperial government.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Japan
Hokkaido
Yesso
Pacific
America
Heaven
Hell
Japano
Miniature landscapes rise from paper models at MIT
The article explains how topographical engineers build up country terrain in miniature using layered cardboard profiles representing pond, valley, and hills. Each level adds a line above the previous to form a 3D plaster casting mold for multiple papier mache reproductions.
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Civil Engineering
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Boston
Typhoid's Trail Relieved by South American Cure
Mrs. W. W. Brownell of Avonmore Ontario recounts his battle with violent Rheumatism and Neuralgia after typhoid fever. Despite doctors' efforts, three bottles of South American Rheumatic Cure removed all pain and restored health, a dramatic recovery he calls glorious.
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W. W., Brownell
Avonmore
Ont
Fur Cleaning and Renovation Techniques from 19th Century Guide
An old guide describes methods to renovate worn furs by rubbing with gasoline saturated cotton, avoid heat, and use sawdust heated in an oven for dark furs. It advises beating with a switch to remove dust, placing fur side up, and air drying away from heat, with variations for white furs and slightly soiled garments.
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Alaska
Ladies’ Home Journal
Innisfil Council Eleventh Meeting Payments and Plans
The Innisfil township council approved numerous payments to local contractors and suppliers for gravel, culverts, cedar, paving, and road work across several concessions. They also resolved to refund expenses from Catherine King’s Mimico Asylum committal, appointed Grose to drainage matters, and authorized a $500 transfer from savings to current accounts. Adjournment set for Sept 9 1901 at David Hill's Craigvale.
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Geo. Hearn
J. S. Wice
D. C. Coleman
N. A. Wilsop
Robert Dunzan
Hugh Gibson
Chas. Wice
Penetang
Robert McKinlass
Jov. Elgie
A. E. Wice
Joseph Todd
L. Kennedy
R. W. Sloan
T. H. Hewson
John Pratt
J.T. Atkinson
Robert Neely
Thos, Fisher
Townline
Geo. Smith
John Lockhart
David Rainey
West Townline
Allan Watt
Johnston & Sarjeant
M. Gaviller
Hewitt’s Creek
Tollendal Creek
J. S. Sloar
County Council
Catherine King
Mimico Asylum
Innisfit Council
Hill-Sutherland
Grose
Toronto Hospital
David Hill’s
Craigvale
Jealous Rival Sells Dr Agnew Pills Echoes Fittest Theme
An old promotional snippet touts Dr Agnew’s Little Pills with lines on jealousy and the survival of the fittest. Advertises 40 doses at 25 cents and 100 doses at 25 cents, claiming mild effects and pleasant operation.
Harry Lindley to Build Opera House in Owen Soane
An exchange extols Harry Lindley as a mythical centenarian figure age about 9000, claiming ancient feats from jestering for Pharaoh to aiding building of Babel and pyramids. It credits him with historic travels and Shakespeare demonstrations, calling him evergreen and an enduring joy and sorrow ahead of opening the U.S. opera house in Harriston.
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Harry Lindley
Owen Soane
Lindley
Pharaoh
Moses
Solomon
Africa
Tower of Babel
Alps
Hannibal
Shakespeare
Harmston Opera House
Old Temperance Hall
U.S. Opera House
Harriston Review
Kidney Specialist Ad Promises Cure in Six Hours
An advertisement touts South American Kidney Cure as a guaranteed remedy for kidney diseases. It claims to cleanse the kidneys and thereby purify the blood, promising quick relief within six hours and urging readers to pursue robust health.
Town Killers Classified By Attitude Toward Town
Town residents are sorted into five classes by the author. First, those who go out of town to shop. Second, those opposed to improvements. Third, those who imagine they own the town. Fourth, those who prefer a quiet town to one of push and energy. Fifth, those who oppose every improvement not originating with themselves.
Lost his business from ill health to Nervine cures
An advertisement and a social critique quote a Merrickville man praising South American Nervine for nervous debility and business collapse. It claims twelve bottles cured him and frames the product as a remedy for economic and personal distress amid broader moral commentary on child social activity and late hours.
What Does It Mean It Means Rich Blood And Growth
The passage proclaims Scott's Emulsion as a source of rich blood strong nerves and sound digestion promising prosperity and growth for the young and claiming improved color and mental vigor in its marketing.
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Scott
Chronicle of English speaking peoples in novels
From English and American novels alone the ordinary reader could construct the history of the English speaking peoples from the grim dawn of the earliest invasions of their ravage ancestors to the bright noontide of modern civilization. September Ladies' Home Journal.
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Ladies’ Home Journal
Local social notes and horse racing updates from York county
The column lists residents visiting relatives and traveling to events, including Fred Morley of Chatham returning on the 31st, Mr. and Mrs. Hunt of Chicago departing, and many others visiting Toronto, Allandale, and Buffalo. It also covers harvest plans, a garden party with over 36 dollars in receipts, medical notes, and horse racing results and records from Cleveland and Concord, detailing pacers and their times, with mentions of Guy and Riverside at Fosston and a showcase of track performances.
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Fred. Morley
Chatham
York County
Annie Rumble
Jos
Cleal
Dayton
Ohio
Joseph
Gordon
Hazzard
Severn
Lennox
Toronto
Keeley
Allandale
Loyd Livingston
Sadie
Stanley Fralick
Walter Johnston
Kent
Alex. Primrose
Glasgow
Scotland
Samuel Jacobs
Annie Standen
Buffalo
McCarthy
S. Plowright
Messrs. A
W. F. Ronald
Hailstorm Ravages Collingwood Area on August 22
Thursday afternoon August 22 Collingwood endured a severe hail storm with hailstones up to pigeon egg size. Fruit trees suffered considerable damage as the storm swept through the region causing substantial property impact.
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Collingwood
The Comeback Season for Stage Stars and Debuts
Bertha M. Clay's Dora Thorne has been dramatized and Anna Held is said to retire from American stages next season. Sol Smith Russell may return to the stage, Robert Hilliard is to star in As a Man Sows, Adolf von Sonnenthal plans an American visit, John Mason slated for Madeleine Lucette Ryley's The Attar of Friendship, Henry B. Dixey in The Whirl of the Town revival in London, Ethel Houston Du Fre to sing in New York opera, Mascagni's rumored arrival in the U.S. denied, Marcia Van Dresser denied engagement but to lead with Otis Skinner company next season.
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Sol Smith Russell
Robert Hilliard
Adolf von Sonnenthal
America
John Mason
Madeleine Lucette Ryley
Henry B. Dixey
Mascagni
Marcia van Dresser
Otis Skinner Company
Feet in Summer Care: Hygiene and Comfort Tips
Summer foot health requires daily washing with tepid water and emollient soap, drying thoroughly to prevent moisture between toes. Wear shoes half a size larger and ventilate them, bathe feet in tepid water with sea salt twice daily, and apply cold cream or ointment at night if soreness occurs.
Orchard and Garden Advice on Cultivation
The well kept orchard is not a failure and well fed trees thrive. In nearly all cases level cultivation is best in the orchard.
The New Metals Polonium Radium and Actinium
The article notes the emergence of polonium radium and actinium with strong radiating powers likely to be discussed in the coming years. It explains these metals occur in uranium vanadium thorium ores and several minerals, and that Curie team separated them by costly methods. Less than two grains yield from ten of mineral and radium’s radiating power is tiny while its displacement is minimal over vast times.
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Mime
Curie
Monkey Intelligence Debate Reveals Limits of Animal Learning
The article cites Dr. EB Thorndike of Columbia University as arguing that dogs cats and chicks do not reason but learn by chance. It suggests monkeys may join humans in a distinct mental genus for their physical and mental enjoyment, yet they cannot learn by imitation or by observing others.
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EB. L. Thorndike
Columbian University
Like Unto Raspberry Vinegar for a Summer Drink
A rotund summer beverage expert suggests lime juice and raspberry syrup in a tall glass with fizz as a near substitute for the old fashioned raspberry vinegar from childhood summers. He links it to memories of shady woods and a beloved country swimming pool on hot days.
Parisian Jingo La Borgas Remembered In Poverty
A Paris newspaper reports La Borgas, once known as the Jingarde of Paris, died in comparative poverty in a remote village. Thirty years ago she led Paris streets in triumphal parade after French victories over the Prussians, waving the tricolor and singing patriotic songs.
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Paris
la Borgas
Macdermott
London
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